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Lydia Kelly as Rosalind [in As you like it] [Augustus Toedteberg].
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Lydia Kelly as Rosalind [in As you like it] [Augustus Toedteberg].
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Folger copy
ART
Box
T653
no.8
(size
L)
Creator
Toedteberg, Augustus, 1823 or 4-1909, artist.
Title
Lydia
Kelly
as
Rosalind
[in
As
you
like
it]
[Augustus
Toedteberg]
.
Date
[late
19th
cent.]
Physical description
2
drawings
:
watercolor
;
11
1/2
x
8
1/2
in.
Notes
All
the
works
by
Toedteberg
that
Folger
owns
are
theatrical
portraits
copied
after
rare
prints
. They are
either
contained
in
volumes
which
were
grangerized
by
Toedteberg
or are
individual
items
which
were
purchased
from the
sale
of
Toedteberg's
collection
.
Some
of the
pieces
are
signed
by him but
most
are
unsigned
.
All
of them,
however
, at
one
time
passed
through
his
hands
and
many
may
have been the
work
of his
pen
. They have been
grouped
together
in this
file
for that
reason
.
–
Artist
:
Another
watercolor
of the
same
actress
in the
same
pose
and
coloring
is
signed
'A.
Toedteberg
',
however
it
is
labeled
'
Lydia
Kelly
as
Viola
',
measures
7
1/4
x
5
1/2
in. and
is
not as
detailed
or
well
executed
as the
two
drawings
noted
here
(see
next
card)
. The
coloring
and
brush
strokes
of these
items
are
similar
to a
watercolor
of
Mrs
.
Alsop
as
Rosalind
(ART
Vol
.
b24
no.7)
which
was
copied
after
a
print
by
John
Partridge
.
Items
have been
entered
under
Toedteberg
because
of their
provenance
and their
similarity
to the
samller
item
.
–
Both
portraits
are
full
figure
,
dressed
in
green
,
standing
beside
a
running
brook
.
Figure
is
facing
and
looking
left
,
holding
a
hat
in the
right
hand
and
holding
the
left
hand
behind
her
back
.
Title
is
taken
from the
label
on the
ART
Box
item
, the
ART
Vol
.
copy
is
not
labeled
.
Unsigned
,
both
measure
approximately
11
1/2
x
8
1/2
in.
–
History
:
Portrait
may
have been
taken
after
a
photograph
or
print
though
no
similar
portrayal
is
noted
in
Harv
.
cat
. or in the
FSL
catalog
.
–
Provenance
:
One
of the
items
is
contained
in an
extra-illustrated
volume
of the
Daly
edition
of As
you
like
it
(privately
printed
in
1890)
. for
volume
and
provenance
information
see
entry
under
Toedteberg
for '
Mrs
.
Abington
as
Rosalind
'
ART
Vol
.
b24
no.11
. The
other
item
was
purchased
from the
Anderson
Auction
Co
. from the
sale
of the
collection
of
Augustus
Toedteberg
. The
item
is
#2156
in the
catalog
of the
sale
.
–
Subject
: A
playbill
on
p.10
of the
volume
which
contains
the
ART
Vol
.
copy
notes
Miss
Kelly
as
playing
the
part
of
Rosalind
at the
Philadelphia
Theatre
on
Dec
.
16
,
1826
('Miss
Kelly's
8th
night
as
Rosalind')
.
–
The
art
collection
of the
Folger
Shakespeare
Library
includes
many
volumes
of
extra
illustrated
books
,
several
of
which
formerly
belonged
to the
library
of the
theatrical
manager
Augustin
Daly
.
Many
of these
extra-illustrated
volumes
were
inlaid
and
organized
by
Augustus
Toedteberg
, a
professional
inlayer
and
repairer
of
prints
who
resided
in
Brooklyn
,
N.Y
. in the
1870's
to
1890's
.
–
The
known
facts
concerning
Toedteberg
are
few
. He was the
grangerizer
of the
Daly
copy
of
Joseph
Norton
Ireland's
Records
of the
New
York
stage
(a
work
extended
by him from
2
to
33
volumes)
and of
Daly's
souvenir
books
of his
Shakespearean
productions
(many
of
which
are
now
in the
Folger
collection)
.
Toedteberg
also
published
a
work
, in
1893
,
entitled
Portraits
of
actors
reproduced
from
rare
originals
for
Augustus
Toedteberg
. The
Folger
Library
has a
few
letters
in its
ms
.
collection
addressed
from
Toedteberg
to
Augustin
Daly
concerning
Toedteberg's
grangerizing
work
. His
theatrical
collection
,
which
consisted
of
numerous
books
,
prints
,
drawings
,
autographs
and
playbills
, was
sold
at
auction
by the
Anderson
Co.
,
New
York
,
1903-1904
.
–
The
volumes
which
Toedteberg
grangerized
also
contain
a
number
of
watercolor
portraits
,
copied
after
rare
prints
,
which
are
signed
by a
Victor
Moblard
who
may
have been
under
the
employ
of
Toedteberg
.
Moblard's
style
of
painting
and
writing
is
rather
distinct
and
even
where
he has not
signed
his
name
it
is
easy
to
spot
his
work
, In
cases
where
his
signature
or
initials
appear
, or
where
the
style
gives
evidence
of his
work
, the
item
has been
entered
under
his
name
. In
all
cases
,
where
known
, a
subject
entry
has been
given
for the
original
artist
of the
print
from
which
Moblard
was
copying
.
No
biographical
information
has been
located
on
Moblard
. The
user
is
referred
to
records
under
Moblard
,
Victor
, for
additional
works
from the
Toedteberg
shop
.
–
Toedteberg's
collection
of
theatrical
prints
was
extensive
and
it
is
assumed
that he
drew
on this
collection
as a
resource
for his
grangerizing
endeavors
.
It
appears
that he was in the
habit
of
copying
, in
ink
or
watercolor
,
rare
prints
, or
having
rare
prints
copied
by
others
,
perhaps
when
he was
able
to
obtain
only
one
copy
of the
original
print
.
–
This
record
contains
unverifiable
data
from
old
cards
and
may
contain
incorrect
or
incomplete
text
.
Please
consult
Curator
for
assistance
.
Subject
Kelly, Lydia, b. 1795 – Performances, depicted.
Kelly, Lydia, b. 1795, depicted.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. As you like it, depicted.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 – Characters – Rosalind, depicted.
Rosalind (Fictitious character : Shakespeare), depicted.
Actors – 19th century, depicted.
Genre - Form
Portraits – Female – 19th century.
Associated name
Daly, Augustin, 1838-1899, former owner
Toedteberg, Augustus, 1823 or 4-1909, former owner
OCLC number
660831807
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